Eden by Bobbi Smith

Author:Bobbi Smith [Smith, Bobbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-06T09:32:00+00:00

"Eden?" Logan said her name as he came to stand in the doorway of the office a short time after they'd returned to the Haven. "May I come in?"

It seemed ridiculous to him to be so formal after what they'd shared last night, but they were in the orphanage and the children were around.

"Of course," Eden answered, smiling at him.

She tried to appear calm and collected, but just the sight of him standing there in the doorway left her breathless. Her spontaneous reaction to him dismayed her. In spite of all the guilt she'd been feeling, she was still attracted to him. She watched as Logan strode into the office, and she was surprised when he made a point to close the door securely behind him.

"Is something wrong?" she worried.

Logan advanced on her and stopped before the desk. "We need to talk-and I wanted to make sure our conversation was private."

"Oh." She fought to appear cool and composed. "What did you want to talk about?"

Her almost indifferent question left him a bit off balance. Their loving had seemed so perfect and she had been so wonderfully responsive in his arms, yet now she was acting as if those long, passionate hours had never happened.

"Did last night mean so little to you?" The look in his eyes was intense as he faced her.

"Last night-" she repeated breathlessly, mesmerized by the power of his presence, and remembering far too vividly what had transpired.

"I can refresh your memory-if you've forgotten," Logan offered with a bit of a devilish grin.

"Logan-no. I-I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" He paused. He almost felt as if she'd slapped him. "Sorry for what?"

Eden was agonizing as she lifted her gaze to his. She couldn't let him know that the hours she'd spent in his arms had been the most wonderful in her entire life. She couldn't tell him that she loved him.

They had known each other for such a short time that he would never believe her. She had acted the wanton last night, and she regretted it sorely. He was a minister, and she had led him into temptation.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. It was wrong-so wrong. If I could, I would change everything. I'd make sure it never happened. But it did. All I can say is, I'm sorry."

"So you want to pretend that nothing happened between us last night?" Logan had intended to propose to her and then tell her of Connie's involvement, but that was all changing now. He had thought he'd understood Eden's being uneasy around him this morning, and he'd wanted to speak with her and help calm her, but he'd never thought she would be this remorseful about their lovemaking.

"I think it would be best. Don't you?" She was tentative, trying to read his mood and failing miserably. "I never meant for things to go so far. You're a man of God. You're here at the Haven to help the children-and then, last night I acted like some loose woman from the streets.

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